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Preserving birds for study (1949)

Author: Blake, Emmet Reid, 1908-
Volume: Fieldiana. Technique ; no. 7
Subject: Birds -- Collection and preservation; Oiseaux -- Collection et préservation
Publisher: [Chicago] : Chicago Natural History Museum
Possible copyright status: In copyright. Digitized with the permission of the Chicago Field Museum. For information contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Language: English
Call number: 670438
Digitizing sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Book contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Collection: biodiversity; fieldiana

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Introduction -- Instruments and Materials -- Preliminary Care of Specimens -- Killing Wounded Birds -- Labeling and Cataloguing -- Preparation for Skinning -- Skinning the Bird -- Determination of Sex -- Determination of Age -- Cleaning and Degreasing -- Poisoning the Specimen -- Making a Study Skin -- Wrapping and Drying Birdskins -- Preparing Large Birdskins -- Developing Speed and Efficiency -- Packing Birdskins for Shipment -- Preserving Specimens for Anatomical Studies -- Instructions for Shipping

The Fieldiana Technique series was published by the Field Museum of Natural History as Museum Technique Series (no. 1-3, 1925-1930) and Technique Series (no. 4-6, 1936-1940), prior to being published as Fieldiana: Technique (no. 7-8, 1949-1953) by the Chicago Natural History Museum

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